ARNOLD's P O V

The woman who was sleeping next to me had already dozed off, but she was still in a semi-seated position with a book propped up on her chest when I woke up, and it was already after three o'clock in the afternoon.

I flickered my eyes open and stared at my wife's lovely face while she was asleep. I wasn't accustomed to her being so reserved. She didn't even put up a fight when I gave her a hug and buried my face in her neck, so I could inhale her scent, which was a combination of vanilla and strawberry and was one of the things...